Day 99

Things are looking pretty much the same around here. Holden's throwing up a little bit less, which is great, but he's still showing signs of being severely dehydrated. We're trying unsuccessfully to push the Gatorade, but he's not loving it. Maybe that will resolve itself if he can keep fluids down for a little while. We've had a couple of days before where the vomiting let up briefly, only to return, but I'm hoping and praying that this reprieve will last!!

In other news, today marks the first day of CHD Awareness week - February 7th-14th. This week is an effort to educate the public about Congenital Heart Defects.

40,000 babies are born with heart defects in the United States every year. Each day, out of the 10,830 babies born in the U.S., 87 will be born with a congenital heart defect. Isn't it time to find out why?
Awareness is desperately needed to fund research into the nation's #1 birth defect. A fraction of a penny out of every dollar put towards CHD research isn't good enough. More can be done.
 
If you're looking for more information, all three of these are reliable places to look:
 
http://www.childrensheartfoundation.org/about-chf/fact-sheets
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=12012
http://tchin.org/